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2015 Chevrolet and GMC pickups, SUVs to offer eight-speed transmission with EcoTec3 V-8

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet and GMC have confirmed a new eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6.2L EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ).

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GM offering magnetic ride control on Sierra Denali pickup

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GM is offering magnetic ride control on the 2015 GMC Sierra Denali; it’s the first time the advanced, electronically controlled damping system has been offered on a full-size truck. It is standard on all Sierra Denali half-ton models, whether equipped with the standard 5.3L V-8 (355 hp) or the available 6.2L and 5’8” box).

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First natural gas GM half-ton pickups with 5.3L DI engines delivered in Texas

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The 2015 model vehicles were purchased by local Houston company NewTex Plumbing and San Antonio-based Pioneer Energy Services. The half-ton CNG upgrade from Nat G comes standard with a 24 gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) natural gas cylinder giving the vehicle a combined natural gas and gasoline range of more than 1,000 highway-miles.

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Our EV warrior

Electric Auto Association

Mexican border to the Canadian Yukon and into Alaska. Launching the record-breaking trip in Tijuana in 2015, Hall headed his 2014 Tesla Model S up the U.S. I discovered that in British Columbia and the Yukon, and also Alaska, you can actually find electricity easier than gasoline.” West Coast.

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Our EV warrior

Electric Auto Association

Mexican border to the Canadian Yukon and into Alaska. Launching the record-breaking trip in Tijuana in 2015, Hall headed his 2014 Tesla Model S up the U.S. I discovered that in British Columbia and the Yukon, and also Alaska, you can actually find electricity easier than gasoline.” West Coast.

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Details on GM’s new efficient top-end 8-speed automatic

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2015 Hydra-Matic 8L90 (M5U) Eight Speed RWD Automatic Transaxle Click to enlarge. GM is offering a version of its new GM-developed Hydra-Matic 8L90 paddle-shift eight-speed automatic transmission in the 2015 Corvette Stingray ( earlier post ) and Z06. In the 2015 Corvette Stingray, the new 8-speed enables a class-leading 29-mpg (8.1

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